NationStates Jolt Archive

Two people were walking down a sidewalk on a quiet suburban street. They chatted about inconsequencial things to pass the time. One of them stopped abruptly and pointed down the street. His companion took two more steps before stopping himself and glancing back.
"What the heck? Why'd you stop?" he asked.
"Look up there in the road, there is a damn elm tree growing in the middle of the street." the man replied, raising his arm and pointing.
The friend looked up the street and sure enough, a large elm tree was planted smack in the middle of the road.
"Well I'll be. Isn't that strange." the second man said.
As they watched a shiny new PT Cruiser glided past them and smashed right into the tree.
"That was unexpected." the now surprised pointing man said.

Life is like that sometimes. Cars just smash into trees growing in the middle of the street.

Two people were walking down a sidewalk on a quiet suburban street. They chatted about inconsequencial things to pass the time. One of them stopped abruptly and pointed down the street. His companion took two more steps before stopping himself and glancing back.
"What the heck? Why'd you stop?" he asked.
"Look up there in the road, there is a damn elm tree growing in the middle of the street." the man replied, raising his arm and pointing.
The friend looked up the street and sure enough, a large elm tree was planted smack in the middle of the road.
"Well I'll be. Isn't that strange." the second man said.
As they watched a shiny new PT Cruiser glided past them and smashed right into the tree.
"That was unexpected." the now surprised pointing man said.

Life is like that sometimes. Cars just smash into trees growing in the middle of the street.
Ah, you Far Easterners ... so inscrutable! :D

Ah, you Far Easterners ... so inscrutable! :D

When you can snatch the elm stump from my hand Grasshopper, you are ready to face Nessie in hand to hand combat.

When I was in Adelaide there was this shit-box car. It was so rusted and the wheels would throw dirt up into the door. It must have thrown a seed into the door because it grew into a small tree, in a car door. So you'd hear this car, turn about and there it was, with a tree.

When I was in Adelaide there was this shit-box car. It was so rusted and the wheels would throw dirt up into the door. It must have thrown a seed into the door because it grew into a small tree, in a car door. So you'd hear this car, turn about and there it was, with a tree.

That is the first time I have really laughed on this forum in a long long time. :D

When you can snatch the elm stump from my hand Grasshopper, you are ready to face Nessie in hand to hand combat.
[ In a typical American response ... ] Don't hold yer friggin' breath! :D

That is the first time I have really laughed on this forum in a long long time. :D

and that is a growing problem I think. I don't laugh here anymore. And on that note I go to meet friends for the evening of co-workers and the drinking.

When I was in Adelaide there was this shit-box car. It was so rusted and the wheels would throw dirt up into the door. It must have thrown a seed into the door because it grew into a small tree, in a car door. So you'd hear this car, turn about and there it was, with a tree.
That should be on Ripley's Believe It Or Else! :D

That should be on Ripley's Believe It Or Else! :D

I've been there! :D They had some amazing stuff, but the shrunken heads did make me a little uncomfortable! :eek: It's on the Gold Coast.

oooo I've seen shrunken heads. They were kind of cool in a weird twisted way. It was impossible to believe that they'd once belonged to an actual alive person.

ahhh, but the best part of the Ripleys museum, the mirror to try and roll your tongue, you would have to go through the museum to know what I mean... a good show indeed..

ahhh, but the best part of the Ripleys museum, the mirror to try and roll your tongue, you would have to go through the museum to know what I mean... a good show indeed..

Yeah, heh heh heh, it's fun to stand on the other side of the mirror and watch people make fools of themselves.

You know, that tree grew there on purpose.

I briefly lived in a very small hick town and for christmas a giant christmas tree was erected in the middle of the main street through town. The first time I saw it I believe my reaction was "wtf?". It wasn't a very wide road or a very safe idea.